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An Urban Oasis

Katie Scarlett Brandt

July 11, 2023 |

Native Science Report |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The First Nations Garden, run by the Chi-Nations Youth Council, is a gathering space for the area’s 65,000 Native people, providing them with a garden and a highly-requested green space that hosts regular events and provides cultural resources and education while fostering community.

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India's Community Radio Brings Its Villages Crackling to Life

Charukesi Ramadurai

July 11, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

The Mann Deshi Tarang Vahini community radio station aims to educate and broadcast important information, like weather alerts and COVID-19 resources, to rural areas in the country where access to information is often lacking. Listenership varies by region, but in some areas the radio station has over 100,000 listeners across more than 100 villages.

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Nigerians experiment with wildfire prevention methods

Ekpali Saint

July 06, 2023 |

FairPlanet |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Olum, Cross River

The Small Mammal Conservation Organization is preventing wildfires by educating farmers in Cross River, Nigeria, about the dangers of burning the remaining crop waste in their fields after the harvest. The organization runs weather stations that inform communities about daily fire risks and employs “forest guardians” in every community to patrol farmlands and mitigate wildfire risk.

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In India, peace building goes ultimate

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

July 05, 2023 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: India, Rowmari, Assam

The nonprofit Action Northeast Trust organizes youth ultimate Frisbee matches to strengthen social cohesion, promote gender equality, and foster peace among young people from different villages, ethnicities, and mother tongues in Assam, India.

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How Texas shrank its homelessness population — and what it can teach California

Marisa Kendall

June 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Efforts throughout Texas to reduce homelessness are serving as inspiration for states like California, that have similar homelessness issues. From committing funding to homeless reduction programs to establishing more advanced shelters like The Navigation Center, the state recorded a 28% drop in homelessness last year and has helped several individuals transition into permanent housing.

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Branford Manor residents make a difference with mold complaints

Kimberly Drelich

June 24, 2023 |

The Day |

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Response Location: United States, Groton, Connecticut

To address issues with the conditions of their apartments, such as mold, residents at Branford Manor joined forces and began seeking help from local organizations and media to get the apartment complex's attention to fix the problems. Their collective action resulted in overdue improvements and repairs to the complex, demonstrating the effectiveness of community organizing.

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'It's really heavy work' How a shift in the traditional approach to therapy supports a group that's usually reluctant to do it

Raine Kuch

June 23, 2023 |

NowKalamazoo |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo’s Group Violence Intervention program works to interject itself into the cycle of gun violence to stop it. Members of the group, and those similar to it, often have lived experience with gun violence and this work can be emotionally draining and traumatic. To combat this heaviness, some group members have stepped up to teach healthy coping mechanisms and encourage participants to disregard stigma and seek mental health care when necessary.

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Ex-female refugee conserving South Sudan's disappearing forest

Richard Sultan

June 19, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

Vivian Kide learned to build fuel-efficient stoves in a Ugandan refugee camp to use less charcoal and prevent deforestation. When she returned home to South Sudan, she began building stoves for other women in her community and teaching them how to do so themselves.

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Reviving the Lost Waterways of India's 'City of Lakes'

Geetanjali Krishna

June 16, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

After reviving a lake with no experience, Anand Malligavad went on to restore 30 lakes in Bengaluru, India. He and his team created a restoration model that includes dredging and cleaning the lakebed, planting native grasses and trees along the banks, and developing wetlands nearby.

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NH nonprofit helps develop, promote gender-affirming spaces

James Rinker

June 16, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

The Affirming Spaces Project (ASP) helps local businesses create more affirming spaces for transgender and nonbinary employees and customers by providing training on topics like gender identity, pronoun use and how to use affirming language. Businesses that complete training get added to ASP’s database of affirming businesses and receive a decal to place in their storefront window. The database currently has more than 60 local businesses and organizations listed.

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